Blindstitch-tip for shoes.



L. D. HILTZ.

BLINDSTITCH TIP FOR SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1. 911.

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LAWSON D. HILTZ, OF MARYSVILLE, NEW BRUNSWICK, GANAIDA.

IBLINDSTITCH-TIP FOR SHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1918.

Application filed August 1, 1917. Serial No. 183,863.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAWSON D. Ilnrrz, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Marysville, Province of New Brunswick, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blindstitch- Tips for Shoes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to boots and shoes and more particularly to the toe tip of the same, and an object of the present invention is to provide a blind stitch for connecting the tips to the shoes, thereby giving a neat and attractive appearance to the shoes.

With the above and other objects in view which will hereinafter appear as the description continues, the invention consists of the novel features of contraction, combination and formation of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings has been shown the simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details herein exhibited, but the right is hereby reserved to any changes, alterations or modifications to which recourse may be had that come within the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing the efliciency of the same.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shoe havin the present invention ap lied thereto;

ig. 2 is a side elevation o the same showing a portion thereof in section; and,

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the vamp showing the tip as connected thereto.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings wherein like and corresponding parts are designated by similar reference characters throughout the several views,

The numeral 1 indicates the ordinary vamp of a shoe and 2 is the sole of the shoe. The present invention resides in the manner of connecting the tip to the vamp 1 of the shoe. This tip comprises the box member 3 which is to be covered with the upper member 4 of the tip. It has been heretobefore customary to stitch the members 3 and i to the vamp 1 and such stitching is exposed to View, whereas in the present invention this stitching is hidden from view, thereby making the boot or shoe neater and more attractive. The rear edge of the upper at is bent over the rear edge of the box 3 and a flange 5 of the upper is cemented to the lower face of the box 3. The opposite edges of the box are then clamped in position upon the front edge of the vamp 1 and then the stitch 6 is used for connecting the box 3 to the vamp 1. The upper 4c is then placed over the box 3 and gathered in place around its edges in the usual manner. The grained side or the upper face of the box 3 is to lie next to the lower face of the upper i and in providing perforations within the tip this grained side of the box 3 should be stained to match in color the upper 4:. This blind stitch tip will give the wearer much better satisfaction than one where the box does not run back to the stitch of the vamp. For this reason it can be shellaoked to the very edge. Therefore, it can not give or wrinkle nor will the perforations within the upper break and the tip will always remain in its original shape. After the shoe having this tip applied thereto has been lasted a tip softener should be applied with a sponge and tapped lightly, thus leaving no impression of the stitch and giving a very neat effect to the shoe.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

As a new article of manufacture, a toe boxing comprising a stiflening element, and a cover element attached to the under side of the stiflening element adjacent the inner margin thereof, said stiffening and cover elements being adapted to be stitched to the upper side of the forward margin of a shoe vamp and the cover element folded upon the stiffening element whereby the stitches will be concealed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

LAWSON D. HILTZ.

In presence of A. R. SLIPP, MARION LUNI).

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